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leon panetta said in the next few weeks, president barack obama will decide how many u.s. troops will stay in afghanistan after the combat mission ends in december 2014. other reports have indicated between 6,000 and 10,000 troops and they will probably stay in afghanistan to focus on counterterrorism and to advice afghan security forces. >>> they will have a little more cash as gas prices continue to drop. the most expensive is a gallon of $3.79 and drivers are paying about $3.55 per gallon and prices have fallen more than a dollar in the last two months. >>> they are advising it is nothing to be alarmed about. the flare-up yesterday evening was conducted as a safety precaution. the flare-up comes after a few months and it sent huge plumes of smoke after they posed a problem with a variety of health complaints. >>> all five members of the concord city council agreed they should review a similar ban in another city. they will draft the ban before it returns to the city council for a final vote. >> there has been some changes that we now need to respond to as elected offici
leon panetta said in the next few weeks, president barack obama will decide how many u.s. troops will stay in afghanistan after the combat mission ends in december 2014. other reports have indicated between 6,000 and 10,000 troops and they will probably stay in afghanistan to focus on counterterrorism and to advice afghan security forces. >>> they will have a little more cash as gas prices continue to drop. the most expensive is a gallon of $3.79 and drivers are paying about $3.55 per...
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president obama heads to charlotte this afternoon. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> today ann romney will fly to ohio campaigning for mitt romney. she will be hosting a women for mitt rally later and joined by republican women officeholders including the lieutenant- governor of ohio mary taylor. >>> vice-presidential until knee paul ryan continues his campaigning in iowa, this morning at a victory rally at the dallas county courthouse. mitt romney has no events scheduled today. >> president obama's new office there has re-opened, coming up the reason its location is being kept a secret. >> 5:38. we get to talk traffic, sal and tara are busy so we will do it. we will watch your wind morning commute. let's look at the maps first, the right lane of 101 southbound is blocked. be aware of that. there is a car disabled right now blocking the lane, slowing down traffic as the cars approach that area. >> all right, a look at what is happening on some of the bay area bridges this morning. you can see
president obama heads to charlotte this afternoon. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> today ann romney will fly to ohio campaigning for mitt romney. she will be hosting a women for mitt rally later and joined by republican women officeholders including the lieutenant- governor of ohio mary taylor. >>> vice-presidential until knee paul ryan continues his campaigning in iowa, this morning at a victory rally at the dallas county courthouse....
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president obama cut short his hawaii vacation to return to washington. coming up at 5:15 the odds they will be able to come up with a deal were january 1st. >>> the contra costa fire distribution has put together a meeting to discuss the closing of five district stations. they are in clayton, lafayette, martinez. the first meeting is on january 7th in lafayette. we have posted a list of times and locations of those meetings. >>> the brawl that caused wide spread panic in a san francisco mall led to a loss in post christmas sales for business. they ran from the mall when they heard a noise that sounded like gunshots. police arrested three people. all the commotion led to a lock down and likely kept thousands of post christmas shoppers out of the mall. there is no estimate on how much money businesses lost but analyst tell the sacramento breeze it's like -- sacramento bee it's likely a significant amount. >>> janine de la vega is live for us in cupertino this morning. one of the places where a dui crack down starts today. >> reporter: that is right. starti
president obama cut short his hawaii vacation to return to washington. coming up at 5:15 the odds they will be able to come up with a deal were january 1st. >>> the contra costa fire distribution has put together a meeting to discuss the closing of five district stations. they are in clayton, lafayette, martinez. the first meeting is on january 7th in lafayette. we have posted a list of times and locations of those meetings. >>> the brawl that caused wide spread panic in a san...
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president obama of course won the election without florida's 29 electoral votes. >>> time 5:07. we have rain and wet roads and sal we have crashes. i don't think you're going to have friday light today. >> i'm still hoping but i think you might be right dave and pam. you should be especially careful on your way to work today. a ktvu photographer actually took some video of someone driving in the rain and this photographer, our photographer was driving out actually early, pounding rain on 880 a few hours ago. chp warns there are shrieky slick -- slick highways. there was hail earlier the in the east bay. be careful there could be pooling water especially near the off ramps. let's go to live pictures right now. you can see interstate 80 westbound, it looks pretty good. heading out to the mcarthur maze, and no problems on the bridge getting into van. at the toll -- san francisco. at the toll plaza we're looking at a light delay. and san jose, we've been looking at the santa clara valley, pretty good drive so far. 5:08. let's go to rosemary. >>> we are going to be damp for today, ac
president obama of course won the election without florida's 29 electoral votes. >>> time 5:07. we have rain and wet roads and sal we have crashes. i don't think you're going to have friday light today. >> i'm still hoping but i think you might be right dave and pam. you should be especially careful on your way to work today. a ktvu photographer actually took some video of someone driving in the rain and this photographer, our photographer was driving out actually early, pounding...
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the washington post tracking poll shows 49% of likely voters nation-wide support president obama. while 48% say they support republican challenger mitt romney. >>> now to our continuing coverage of sandy. it has killed at least 157 people in the u.s., canada, and the caribbean combined. 4.5million homes and businesses are still without power. that is also deepening the ongoing gap crisis out there. it has forced many gas stations to close while disrupting the flow of fuel from refineries to the stations that are open. the wait at some stations two hours long. >>> new jersey trying to make sure sandy does not ruin tuesday's election. military trucks will serve as polling places in flood ravage communities. the state is concerned many of its 3,000 polling places do not have electricity. the deadline to mail in ballot applications has been extended until the end of today. the bay area increasing its efforts to help the storm victims out east. dozens of military personnel left travis air force pace yesterday. they are bringing in much needed supplies including generators. more than th
the washington post tracking poll shows 49% of likely voters nation-wide support president obama. while 48% say they support republican challenger mitt romney. >>> now to our continuing coverage of sandy. it has killed at least 157 people in the u.s., canada, and the caribbean combined. 4.5million homes and businesses are still without power. that is also deepening the ongoing gap crisis out there. it has forced many gas stations to close while disrupting the flow of fuel from...
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new attack ads by mitt romney against president obama. what the republican presidential candidate is saying now and what it has to do with china. >>> arnold schwarzeneggers auto biography is being released soon. he is explaning everything. >>> good morning, westbound highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade you'll see traffic moving well. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of germs. new lysol power & free. powerful cleaning that's family friendly. another step forward in our mission for health. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. election 2012. mitt romney's new campaign ad says president obama is afraid to stand up to china. >> fewer americans are working today than when president obama took office. it doesn't have to be this way if obama would stand up to china. >> the ad goes on to say that president allows china to steal american ideas. it also
new attack ads by mitt romney against president obama. what the republican presidential candidate is saying now and what it has to do with china. >>> arnold schwarzeneggers auto biography is being released soon. he is explaning everything. >>> good morning, westbound highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade you'll see traffic moving well. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret...
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the obama campaign is regrouping following wednesday's debate in denver. some democrats say they are surprised that president obama didn't bring up mitt romney's 47% comment. the campaign said the president was focusing on the moderators questions. both are waiting for the latest jobs report. they will release september numbers in less than 30 minutes nod. coming up at 5:15 we will take you to our washington, d.c. bureau with more on why some say this is the most important report of the year. >>> time now about 5:07. let's go to sal. people are getting out the door. or are we feeling friday light? >> we haven't had friday light in awhile. i really don't think we will have it today, but i hope i'm wrong about that. right now it's light because it's nice and early on 80 westbound it looks pretty good. wouldn't it be a nice surprise if we had a friday light today? it just seems like too many people are trying to get into the city all day long, all weekend long. you heard tara talking about it. westbound bay bridge this is what you want the bridge to look like
the obama campaign is regrouping following wednesday's debate in denver. some democrats say they are surprised that president obama didn't bring up mitt romney's 47% comment. the campaign said the president was focusing on the moderators questions. both are waiting for the latest jobs report. they will release september numbers in less than 30 minutes nod. coming up at 5:15 we will take you to our washington, d.c. bureau with more on why some say this is the most important report of the year....
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fundraising records were shattered by both president obama and mitt romney during their campaigns. they raised more than $2 billion. campaign finance records show the president raised $1.1 billion for his reelection effort. his republican challenger mitt romney was close behind. $1.1billion. now the record setting amounts don't include the hundreds of millions sent by super packs on ads. >>> it was called the zombie apocalypse. why this simulation at a homeland security area is being called a waste of taxpayer money. >>> mountain view police need your help identifying a woman suspected of stealing thousands of dollars from other people's bank accounts. they released surveillance photos which were taken in september. investigators say the woman is in impersonating a customer at a wells fargo bank. according to police she made unauthorized withdrawals totaling $20,000. now take a look. if you recognize her please call mountain view police. >>> time is 5:16. just when labor negotiations were looking up, all hope for saving the nhl season right foul looks like it's lost. negotiations i
fundraising records were shattered by both president obama and mitt romney during their campaigns. they raised more than $2 billion. campaign finance records show the president raised $1.1 billion for his reelection effort. his republican challenger mitt romney was close behind. $1.1billion. now the record setting amounts don't include the hundreds of millions sent by super packs on ads. >>> it was called the zombie apocalypse. why this simulation at a homeland security area is being...
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it's backed by harvey weinstein supporter of president obama. the national geographic channel said they wanted to get it aired before another big budget movie about the raid hits theaters. >>> i guess it wasn't phony afterall. scientists have changed their minds about two meteorite pieces found in novato. first they said it was a rock that fell on a woman's house. now they say yeah, it is part of a meteorite. the nasa affiliated meteor scientist says it's a piece from the meteor shower that exploded over the bay area last week. metal flecks that is a key sign of meteors found in a similar rock nearby led him to believe that both of the fragments were meteorites. >>> space shuttle endeavour officially goes on display next tuesday but these kids got a sneak peek at the retired shuttle. they were put through a simulated shuttle mission. they had a chance to see and touch some of the artifacts that were actually on board the endeavour. >>> continuing our coverage of the world series the detroit tigers fan is offering his home in exchange for playoff
it's backed by harvey weinstein supporter of president obama. the national geographic channel said they wanted to get it aired before another big budget movie about the raid hits theaters. >>> i guess it wasn't phony afterall. scientists have changed their minds about two meteorite pieces found in novato. first they said it was a rock that fell on a woman's house. now they say yeah, it is part of a meteorite. the nasa affiliated meteor scientist says it's a piece from the meteor shower...
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one of the most notable times happened during president obama's visit in july. according to a letter from at & t an independent company was hired to test 16 cell sites that have been questioned and found that at & t towers did not cause interference. only one tower was not working and operating within fcc guidelines. that tower is in hayward. which according to at & t is too far away to have caused any blackouts. >>> hundreds of people with passes to see president obama's acceptance speech live was locked out. last nights event originally planned for a large stadium was moved to a much smaller arena because of possible storms. that meant 65,000 people who had stadium tickets could no longer attend. only delegates and special fests received arena passes. but hundreds of them were also stranded outside after officials said the arena was full and closed the doors. >> liberty and justice for all. >> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords made an i motional appearance resiting the pledge of allegiance. she drew one of the biggest applauses of the night. >>> our time
one of the most notable times happened during president obama's visit in july. according to a letter from at & t an independent company was hired to test 16 cell sites that have been questioned and found that at & t towers did not cause interference. only one tower was not working and operating within fcc guidelines. that tower is in hayward. which according to at & t is too far away to have caused any blackouts. >>> hundreds of people with passes to see president obama's...
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look, obama care and other things are going to hold. the republicans are going to have to work with that. so it's going to be a second term i think where both sides are going to have to come to the middle and president obama made it clear last night when he said you know you sent me there to begin a new term to begin to reach across the aisle and he said he would do that immediately in returning to washington. >> all right hopefully they can do that. carla senior political writer for the san francisco chronicle joining us live from chicago. thank you for getting up and joining us. >>> time now 5:48. one day after working to get victims of the super storm sandy to the polls, officials on the east coast have a new big problem. a winter storm a nor'easter expected to hit that region later today could cause more flooding and more beach erosion. new york city police are using loud speakers. they are urging people in low lying areas to get out to evacuate. this storm could also dump up to a foot of snow in yautias are still dealing with power
look, obama care and other things are going to hold. the republicans are going to have to work with that. so it's going to be a second term i think where both sides are going to have to come to the middle and president obama made it clear last night when he said you know you sent me there to begin a new term to begin to reach across the aisle and he said he would do that immediately in returning to washington. >> all right hopefully they can do that. carla senior political writer for the...
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. >>> this morning president obama travels to a toy factory in pennsylvania to make another appeal for avoiding the year end fiscal cliff. he will make the case that congress needs to take action to stop taxes from going up on middle class consumers during the holiday season. republicans say they are not impressed with the president's latest proposal brought to capitol hill yesterday by treasury secretary timny geithner. the white house proposal contists of $1.6 trillion in higher taxes over ten years. the administration wants $50 billion for infrastructure spending in 2015. in return the president is offering to support an unspecified amount of spending cuts this year and legislation for saving up to $400 billion from programs such as medicare over a decade. >>> 5:47. the great hostess bakery selloff can begin. the judge approved to sell all of the hostessing a sets including baking plants, recipes, and trademarks. it also included $2 million in bonuses if they meet certain standards in the way they handle the liquidation. >>> voters in richmond may have rejected a tax on soda but the
. >>> this morning president obama travels to a toy factory in pennsylvania to make another appeal for avoiding the year end fiscal cliff. he will make the case that congress needs to take action to stop taxes from going up on middle class consumers during the holiday season. republicans say they are not impressed with the president's latest proposal brought to capitol hill yesterday by treasury secretary timny geithner. the white house proposal contists of $1.6 trillion in higher...
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recent polls show obama and mitt romney in a dead heat. live in charlotte, i am sandra endo, back to you. >> all right, sandra. now you can watch his big speech right here on kt v ktvu channel 2 news. we will carry them live and on our website, all scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. >> a san jose airport terminal is back open this morning but that is following an evacuation, people were cleared out of the airport's terminal b last night when smoke was spotted in an elevator. firefighters say some hydraulic fluid overheated. the evacuation lasted about 45 minutes and passengers had to be rescreened but form we fortunately we hear nobody missed their flights. a judge has done that. it allows them to do that. proponents are hailing the decision but critics call the law divisive and will pave the way for that. 5 other states including utah have passed them. >> the cable car bell ringing contest will be held in san francisco today. >>> just like this, this is video from a previous contest, pat. there is an amateur competition, followed by the main
recent polls show obama and mitt romney in a dead heat. live in charlotte, i am sandra endo, back to you. >> all right, sandra. now you can watch his big speech right here on kt v ktvu channel 2 news. we will carry them live and on our website, all scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. >> a san jose airport terminal is back open this morning but that is following an evacuation, people were cleared out of the airport's terminal b last night when smoke was spotted in an elevator....
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president obama is traveling across the country. 5300 miles in one day. he is campaigning in four states and will spend the night on air force one. he's launching a new campaign message that mitt romney has had so many shifting positions he is knot a candidate you can trust. >> trust matters. you know, you want to know that the perk who is applies to be your president and commander in chief is -- commander and chief is trustworthy. >> reporter: also a book summarizing his accomplishments and second term goals. mitt romney is picking up the pace hitting more campaign spots than usual targeting swing states and undecided voters with new jabs at president obama. >> he calls his campaign slogan. forward. i think forewarned is better fit. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police say the teenage brothers charged with killing a 12-year-old girl in new jersey left a trail of evidence. officers say the boy's own mother contacted police after seeing a posting on one of the teens made on fob. a bike was also foun
president obama is traveling across the country. 5300 miles in one day. he is campaigning in four states and will spend the night on air force one. he's launching a new campaign message that mitt romney has had so many shifting positions he is knot a candidate you can trust. >> trust matters. you know, you want to know that the perk who is applies to be your president and commander in chief is -- commander and chief is trustworthy. >> reporter: also a book summarizing his...
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. >>> new this morning president obama is now in cambodia. the third and last stopon his asian tour. the president along with secretary of sit hillary clinton arrived just two hours ago. the other history making stop on the president's trip coming up. >>> happening right now holiday shoppers are already lined up outside of a best buy store ahead of black friday. lorraine blanco joining us live. she is in pinole where people are hunkered down in tents as we speak. right? >> yes, they are dave. it's very early and people are already they are out here camping out for black friday. here in pinole you can see there are tents out here. outdoor chairs, even a card table out here. it's very early in the morning. so so far there hasn't been much of a peep from the tents. there was one lady that came out to go to the bathroom. she is not quite ready to talk yet. employees here say this is the earliest shoppers have come out to make sure they are the first in line to take advantage of of course the holiday deals like big screen tvs and laptop computers.
. >>> new this morning president obama is now in cambodia. the third and last stopon his asian tour. the president along with secretary of sit hillary clinton arrived just two hours ago. the other history making stop on the president's trip coming up. >>> happening right now holiday shoppers are already lined up outside of a best buy store ahead of black friday. lorraine blanco joining us live. she is in pinole where people are hunkered down in tents as we speak. right?...
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pew has president obama up by three. politico has them tied. nbc has obama up by one all within the margin of error showing the race a dead heat. president obama makes one last argument to voters today in wisconsin and ohio. he ends his day in iowa. >> on the one hand, you can choose to return to the top down policies that crashed our economy. or you can join me in building a future that focuses on a strong and growing middle class. >> reporter: mitt romney returns to florida, virginia, ohio, and new hampshire. >> change is not measured in words and speeches. change is measured in achievements. >> reporter: of course the big key now is to get out the vote and both campaigns are really trying to pump up their crowd. president obama is rallying today with bruce springsteen and kid rock will be at mitt romney's rally tonight. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >> and don't forget you can follow the election results as they come in tomorrow right here on ktvu channel 2 and also on our website ktvu.com. and tomorr
pew has president obama up by three. politico has them tied. nbc has obama up by one all within the margin of error showing the race a dead heat. president obama makes one last argument to voters today in wisconsin and ohio. he ends his day in iowa. >> on the one hand, you can choose to return to the top down policies that crashed our economy. or you can join me in building a future that focuses on a strong and growing middle class. >> reporter: mitt romney returns to florida,...
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coming up at 5:15 we will tell you how president obama and mitt romney are expected to spin the numbers mismorning in their campaign appearances. >>> a plan to build a mosque in san march teen is one step closer to reality. last night the santa clara county commission approved the plans for the cordova center. the center would also include a cemetery and a meeting place. now a large crowd turned out for the meeting in san jose that lasted about hour hours -- four hours. the board of supervisors will make a final decision on the project. >>> time is 5:04. los gatos brush fire called suspicious. all this happened at 6:00 last night. firefighters got control of it in 30 minutes inquiet the flames from spreading. and an investigation continues. >>> the san mateo union high school district denies it discriminated against chinese students. they are investigating the school district after a complaint was filed by a private tutor on behalf of two chinese students. they are claiming the attribute is moving them from mills high school to cappuccino high school to boost the test scores at cappucci
coming up at 5:15 we will tell you how president obama and mitt romney are expected to spin the numbers mismorning in their campaign appearances. >>> a plan to build a mosque in san march teen is one step closer to reality. last night the santa clara county commission approved the plans for the cordova center. the center would also include a cemetery and a meeting place. now a large crowd turned out for the meeting in san jose that lasted about hour hours -- four hours. the board of...